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In the end, it was about how to spend that most precious of commodities: time. Wayne Burnette wants to give more of it to his grandchildren and to his mom, Edith. And he'd especially like to give more to his wife, Karen, who's reheated dinners for more than three decades after waiting for her husband to get home from basketball practice. Burnette figures he's given enough time to Bruton High basketball. He's coached boys or girls basketball – actually both during one 14-year stretch – at Bruton for 32 years. So Burnette announced several days ago that he'll end a high school coaching career that began in 1978, midway through Jimmy Carter's...

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In the end, it was about how to spend that most precious of commodities: time.
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It's been six years, but Bruton's boys basketball team finally booked a return trip to the state tournament.
The Panthers locked up the elusive berth Thursday night at home with a thrilling 66-59 win over No. 7 seed Lafayette in the Region I Division 3...

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They say that Saint Francis of Assisi loved animals a whole lot, but right now I think he's got nothing on us.
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True, we didn't know at first that is what we'd be doing. Before...

Somebody break up the Tribe.
William and Mary (6-12, 2-5 CAA) won its second straight Colonial Athletic Association game, 83-68, against Towson on Wednesday night, shooting 56 percent from the floor and 52 percent from 3-point range.
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